Assigning TD-12 Triggers to EZDrummer 3 Kits?

[kschwartz42]

I’m triggering EZDrummer3 with a Roland TD-12.  I’m having the same trouble with all kits in my setup, but here’s the current example.  In EZD3, The Bright Room, Big Rock setting is a one rack tom two floor tom kit.  I’ve selected the Roland-TD-12 preset in EZD3.  However, both Tom 1 and Tom 2 in the TD-12 are triggering Rack Tom 2 in EZD3, and the Tom 3 in the TD-12 triggers Floor Tom 1 in EZD3.  I can’t figure out how to get Tom 2 in the TD-12 to trigger Floor Tom 1 in EZD3 and Tom 3 in TD-12 to trigger Floor Tom 2 in EZD3.

I think I’m generally having trouble figuring out how to control what triggers coming from the TD-12 are assigned to which instruments (drum, cymbal, cowbell, etc.) in EZ3.  I don’t play out and I don’t record; I’m playing e-drums because I have neighbors and a dog that runs away from loud noises, so I’m not savvy with electronics.  Does anyone know how to help?  Thanks for any help you can offer!

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[The Buddha Rats]

I can help you, my friend. My name is Drew and I do play and record with a set of Drum-Tec/Sonar e-shells through the roland TD11. It’s very similar to your TD12, and I only use the module as a way to trigger vsti’s, mostly superior and EZ kits because, let’s face it, they sound great!

So the first thing you’ll need to do is dial up you favorite kit in Toontrack. Pick any kit that has enough kit pieces to cover your kit configuration. We’ll go over how to properly dial in the sound for each pad next.

Once you have your kit up, and you’ve Assigned the MIDI input signal to your Roland brain (via Logic, Reaper, etc.), the computer is ready to receive the MIDI info you’re playing. If the default settings on the Toontrack VDrums map doesn’t perfectly align with your “MIDI Kit”, you’ll need to do some basic tweaking. It’s easy even for the technically challenged.

Click on the “Menu” button until you see the “MIDI” graphic displayed on your kit. Give it a tap, and strike a drum. If it’s not mapped correctly, you’ll get a weird configuration where a tom strike might trigger a crash cymbal instead. Again, just strike the drum that you want to change the sound on via the MIDI The Angry Bee and find the kit piece you want subbed in. Do this for each kit piece.

NOTE: You don’t want to hear any internal Roland sounds as you’re triggering a Toontrack kit. As before, hit the “Menu” button about 3 or 4 times until you see the “System” button with the wrech graphic. Give it a tap and scroll down to “MIDI”. Scroll down again to “Local Control” and turn it OFF. Once you hit the “Exit button” save the kit. Now you can play and trigger only the Toontrack kit pieces you wanted without interference with internal sounds coming from your roland TD12 brain.

Finally, give your new kit slot a name, like Toontrack, and when you fire up your rig, it’s all set and ready for you to practice, play and jam. You can configure up to 50 custom kits.

I hope this was very helpful. If you have further questions, feel free to reach out to me. I’ll be happy to provide further assistance.

Happy playing,

Drew

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